Acute Kidney Injury

7 free questions tagged Acute Kidney Injury, each with a full explanation of every option.

A 78-year-old man presents with three days of inability to pass urine and a painful lower abdomen, on a background of months of a poor stream and nocturia. A ur…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Pre-internship · niche

A 72-year-old woman with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma presents with confusion, constipation and weakness. Her serum calcium is 4.18 mmol/L (2.10–2.60), crea…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 46-year-old man is found vomiting beside an open container of an automotive fluid. He has tachypnoea, flank pain and oliguria; arterial blood gas analysis sho…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common

A 29-year-old woman presents with headache, confusion and reduced urine output. She is pale and has scattered petechiae; investigations show haemoglobin 78 g/L…

Haematology and Oncology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old man with chronic kidney disease presents with weakness after spironolactone was added to his medicines. His serum potassium is 7.0 mmol/L (3.5–5.2…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 29-year-old man presents after completing an unusually strenuous cross-country event with severe thigh pain and dark urine. His creatinine concentration is 28…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · common

A 68-year-old man with chronic kidney disease is admitted with pneumonia and has received intravenous fluids, calcium gluconate and insulin with glucose for a s…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist